BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A motorcyclist died Friday afternoon after crashing head-on with a flatbed truck after CHP says he crossed a solid double-yellow lines on Highway 155.
The California Highway Patrol said on Friday, June 5, 2026, at around 1:05 p.m., officers were called to Highway 155, north of Keysville Road, for a report of a crash involving a flatbed truck and a motorcycle.
CHP said a preliminary investigation found that a 36-year-old man was riding a 2006 Honda 600 RX motorcycle northbound on Highway 155, north of Keysville Road, at an unknown rate of speed. A 39-year-old man was driving a 2014 Freightliner flatbed truck southbound on Highway 155, north of Keysville Road, at around 45 to 50 mph.
As the Honda and Freightliner approached one another, the Honda traveled to the left, crossed the solid double-yellow lines, and entered the southbound lane, where it collided with the left front side of the Freightliner.
The impact caused the rider of the Honda to be ejected from the motorcycle in a northeasterly direction onto the roadway of Highway 155. The force of the crash also caused the Honda motorcycle to travel in a northeasterly direction before coming to rest on the roadway. The rider of the Honda was taken to Kern Valley Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
CHP personnel were later notified that the rider had died from his injuries. The driver of the Freightliner reported no injuries and is cooperating with the investigation.
CHP said it is unknown whether alcohol and/or drugs were factors